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15-letter words containing h, e, a, t, g, r

  • schiffs-reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
  • scrape together — to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
  • semilogarithmic — (of graphing) having one scale logarithmic and the other arithmetic or of uniform gradation.
  • shearing strain — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area (shearing stress) that laterally deforms the substance and the shear (shearing strain) that is produced by this force.
  • shearing stress — a force causing two contacting parts or layers to slide upon each other, in opposite directions parallel to the plane of their contact
  • shearing-stress — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area (shearing stress) that laterally deforms the substance and the shear (shearing strain) that is produced by this force.
  • singing teacher — a teacher who gives instruction in how to sing
  • social heritage — the entire inherited pattern of cultural activity present in a society.
  • spaghetti strap — a thin, often rounded strip of fabric used in women's clothing, as to form a shoulder strap on a bare-shouldered garment.
  • speech training — training designed to improve spoken skills, such as voice projection
  • sporting chance — an even or fair opportunity for a favorable outcome in an enterprise, as winning in a game of chance or in any kind of contest: They gave the less experienced players a sporting chance by handicapping the experts.
  • staggered hours — a system of working in which the employees of an organization do not all arrive and leave at the same time, but have large periods of overlap
  • standing charge — fixed energy costs
  • start something — to cause a disturbance or trouble
  • starting handle — a crank used to start the motor of an automobile.
  • states' righter — a person who opposes U.S. federal intervention in affairs of the separate states, supporting this position by a strict interpretation of the Constitution of the U.S.
  • straight matter — the body text of an article, story, etc., as distinguished from the title, subhead, and other display matter.
  • straight ticket — a ballot on which all votes have been cast for candidates of the same party.
  • straight-backed — having a straight, usually high, back: a straight-backed chair.
  • strike the flag — to relinquish command, esp of a ship
  • telegraph plant — a tick trefoil, Desmodium motorium, of the legume family, native to tropical Asia, noted for the spontaneous, jerking, signallike motions of its leaflets.
  • telegraphically — of or relating to the telegraph.
  • telephotography — photography of distant objects, using a telephoto lens.
  • thalassographer — a person who studies the sea; an oceanographer
  • thanks offering — an offering made as an expression of thanks to God
  • the anglo-irish — the inhabitants of Ireland of English birth or descent
  • the everlasting — God
  • the greater dog — the constellation Canis Major
  • the grim reaper — death
  • the perigordian — the Perigordian culture
  • the right track — the correct line of investigation, inquiry, etc
  • the saint leger — an annual horse race run at Doncaster since 1776: one of the classics of the flat-racing season
  • the working man — working class people collectively
  • the wrong track — the incorrect line of investigation, inquiry, etc
  • theory of games — game theory.
  • thermal imaging — Thermal imaging is the use of special equipment that can detect the heat produced by people or things and use it to produce images of them.
  • thermobarograph — a device that simultaneously records the temperature and pressure of the atmosphere
  • thermogeography — the study of the geographical variation and distribution of temperature.
  • thought pattern — habitual way of thinking
  • thought reading — mind reading.
  • tiglath-pileser — died 727 b.c, king of Assyria 745–727.
  • to carry weight — If a person or their opinion carries weight, they are respected and are able to influence people.
  • training scheme — a scheme for teaching people skills in a particular field or profession
  • training wheels — a pair of small wheels attached one on each side of the rear wheel of a bicycle for stability while one is learning to ride.
  • trickle charger — a small mains-operated battery charger, esp one that delivers less than 5 amperes and is used by car owners
  • truth-value gap — the possibility in certain semantic systems of a statement being neither true nor false while also not being determinately of any third truth-value, as all my children are asleep uttered by a childless person
  • uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
  • weather through — to pass or go safely through a storm, peril, difficulty, etc.
  • weatherboarding — an early type of board used as a siding for a building.
  • weatherproofing — Present participle of weatherproof.
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